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of large-flowering Clematis, for instance; re- 

 straint is the better course. Let your flower- 

 ing vines appear here and there in smaller 

 patches, or around your porches, giving more 

 area to vines such as the Boston Ivy, with its 

 expanse of green, and the Kudzu Vine with its 

 ability to cover an expanse of space in a won- 

 derfully short time. 



Again, too many varieties and species should 

 not be planted together unless it is desired 

 to obtain a jungle effect, which is hardly what 

 one strives for in this day of decorative discre- 

 tion. The Japanese are masters in the art of 

 attaining satisfying effects — ^next to them 

 come the English gardeners. As natul-e has 

 the whole world for her premises, we must not 

 be led into the mistake of attempting to trans- 

 late her swamp, forest, and hillside effects to 

 our liawns and gardens without some consider- 

 ation for adaptation. 



Those vines which require winter protection 

 must not be planted before you ask yourself 

 — that is if you live in the far northern parts 

 of the country — if you wish to have your porch 

 and house-fronts littered (as surely they will 

 have to be when tender vines are met by chilling 



